U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10817: U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris Dorie Miller, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
A BILL To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris Dorie Miller, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval aircraft carrier for mess attendant third class Doris Dorie Miller (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy the Doris Miller in honor of Mess Attendant Third Class Doris Dorie Miller, for the acts of valor described in subsection (b) and in line with the Navy's 2020 announcement to name a future Ford class aircraft carrier after Doris Miller. (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Doris Dorie Miller, as a member of the United States Navy, as follows: (1) Following Dorie Miller's birth to Connery and Henrietta Miller, sharecroppers in Waco, Texas, he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1939, as a Mess Attendant, one of the few positions open to African Americans in the Navy. (2) On December 7, 1941, Miller was serving aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia in Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked. …
Sponsors
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Kweisi Mfume (D, HD-007)
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB10817?
- HB10817 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): U.S.S. Doris Miller Act of 2026.
- What does HB10817 do?
- In its own words: To express the sense of Congress regarding the naming of a naval aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant Third Class Doris Dorie Miller, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10817?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10817?
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10817?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10817
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